In a recent Photokina interview, IR asked Pentax representatives about their position on a potential full frame DSLR camera: Q: Where do you see the role for full-frame generally and then in particular with respect to Pentax? A: It’s a very difficult question. Everybody is asking us about how Pentax is approaching full frame products. As always, […]

Fujifilm Corporation is proud to announce the second X series interchangeable lens camera FUJIFILM X-E1 has won the “Photokina STAR 2012” award sponsored by Photo Presse and “digit!” magazines traditionally awarded at Photokina. The Photokina STAR award honors products and concepts that stand out for their innovative nature and their trendsetting technologies.

In an interview at Photokina, SanDisk representative confirmed that the company has no plans to produce XQD memory cards, instead they will concentrate on developing memory cards based on the CFast 2.0 standard, which promises interface speed up to 600MB/sec.

Back in May I reported a rumor that Pentax is working on a new 360 degree digital camera. Quesabesde spotted a prototype of the camera at Photokina: “It is a device consisting of two circular chambers, presumably with a coverage of 180 degree each, capable of generating a spherical image with a single shot.”